Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

This man defended British soldiers during the Boston Massacre, an event where five colonists died when British soldiers fired into a crowd that was insulting them.

Delegates of the Second Continental Congress appointed this man as leader of the Continental Army.

The writer of this pamphlet, Common Sense, believed the colonists should declare independence from Great Britain.

This English philosopher believed the following:

• All people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property
• Government has a duty to protect the naturl rights of citizens
• People have a right to rebel against a government that violates their rights

This document explained why it was time for the colonists to separate from Great Britain and was sent to King George.

True of False.  A section of the Declaration of Independence encourages King George to negotiate a peace treaty with the colonists.

The first military engagement between colonists and British where 73 British soldiers and 49 colonists were killed.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

This quotation reflects beliefs mainly derived from:

This group composed of delegates from the 13 colonies encouraged each colony to set up and train its own miltia.

These colonists supported independence from Great Britain.

This word names a group of minutement who volunteered to serve as soldiers if they were needed.

This word was used by Loyalists to describe the men who signed the Declaration of Independence.

A group of people who move to a new land but who are ruled by the government of the land from which they came from.

This tactic was commonly used by colonists to protest British taxes.

These colonists supported their relationship with the crown, and did not wish to declare independence from Great Britain.

True or False:  English citizens in Britain had to pay the same taxes as the colonists.

This secret group of colonists was formed to protect the rights of colonists and was responsible for several rebellious actions.

This document produced by the Second Continential Congress attempted to persuade King George to peacefully solve the conflict with the colonies.

The following are major effects of this:

• The colonists no longer needed much protection from the French.
• Native Americans were removed from the Ohio River Valley so colonists could move in.
• British Parliment taxed the colonies to help pay off Britain's war debt.

This Act created a tax on legal papers, newspapers, and playing cards.

This Act required colonists to provide housing and beverages to British soldiers.

The Townshend Acts and Tea Act were opposed by many colonists because they were... (a famous outcry/phrase). 

The Intolerable Acts united the colonies against England and were passed after this event.

This law which made it illegal for colonists to settle west of the Appalachain Mountains, and made colonists angry at King George III.

The term referring to the most commonly used weapon in the Revolutionary War.